Headlines of health news

Maine House OKs Bill to Move Welfare Recipients to Jobs

The bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to work with welfare recipients to help them overcome barriers to self-sufficiency.

$1.5M from FEMA Helps Maine With Blizzard Costs

A federal disaster declaration had authorized aid for Androscoggin, Cumberland, Knox, Sagadahoc, Washington and York counties.

UPDATE: Identity of Victim of Fatal Bicycle Accident Released

Maine State Police say David LeClair, 23, was riding with a group of friends on Route 2 in Hanover when he was struck by a tractor trailer at about 8:45 a.m.

Maine Biomass-to-Energy Company Wins Sustainable Certification

ReEnergy Holdings officials say it's the first company solely focused on producing electricity from biomass to be certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program.

Cancer Patient gets $200K for Misdiagnosis

Wendell Strout sued Central Maine Medical Center after he was told he had pancreatic cancer and only months to live, when he actually had a more treatable form of cancer.

Bicycle Fatal Reported in Western Maine

The start of the three-day, 180-mile Trek Across Maine has been marred by a fatal crash.

LePage Overstated Unemployment Claims Complaints

The Sun Journal reports that only 30 of the nearly 400 complaints LePage has received came from business owners who took issue with the administrative appeals hearing process.

Waldoboro Man Charged with Peppering Dog with BBs

Aaron Armstrong was arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated animal cruelty and held on $25,000 cash bail.

Farmingdale Boy Found Face Down in Pool

Cody Campbell was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta before being flown to Maine Medical Center in Portland where he was in critical condition on Thursday night.

101 Maine Guard Members to Return Sat.

The members of the 488th Military Police Company will be welcomed home in Bangor on Saturday afternoon.

Mackerel to be Featured at Maine Restaurants

Beginning today, about 20 participating restaurants and retailers will promote mackerel for 10 days as part of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Out of the Blue campaign.

MaineCare Expansion Headed to Gov. Paul LePage

The Democratic-led Senate voted 23-12 Thursday to expand Medicaid, administered in the state as MaineCare.

Maine Lawmakers Approve $6.3B Budget; Veto Likely

The Democratic-controlled House and Senate gave final approval on Thursday night to the budget that covers general state services for the two fiscal years that start on July 1.

MaineHealth, NH Hospital Propose Affiliation

If the proposal goes through, MaineHealth will become the sole corporate member of Memorial Hospital in Conway, NH.